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Launch1000 looks to jumpstart news businesses

The Westchester County Office of Economic Development is now accepting applications for the Launch1000 program.  This initiative is designed to jumpstart 1,000 new businesses.  Westchester County is providing this program in response to the significant economic disruption we have seen in 2020, with the goal of enabling 1,000 Westchester residents […]

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Latimer reaffirms commitment to LGBTQ Advisory Board

County Executive George Latimer signed into law and formally created the Westchester County LGBTQ Advisory Board with Board President Christopher Oldi and The LOFT: LGBTQ+ Community Center Executive Director Judy Troilo. “The LGBTQ Advisory Board is a dynamic group of people whose recommendations have made a positive impact on our […]

Lead Stories Sports

Don’t rule out winter sports

LIVE MIKE When it comes to high school sports—at least on the state level—it seems as though the last few months have been a case of taking one step forward and two steps back.  Perhaps that fact has never been more obvious than it was this past week, as local […]

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State issues new travel advisory

On Oct. 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo released Executive Order 205.2, which substantially revises the quarantine restrictions on travelers arriving in New York State. The new guidelines allow out-of-state travelers to “test out” of the mandatory 14-day quarantine.  This Executive Order supersedes and makes obsolete the prior EO that created a […]

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County Household Recycling Day event at Playland

Westchester County’s Department of Environmental Facilities, DEF, will be conducting a Household Recycling Day, HRD, event on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Playland Park in Rye.  New COVID-19 precautions are in place to allow DEF to once again host these events for county residents. Residents […]